He is often joined by his brother, Luigi, and occasionally by other members of Mario's cast. Super Mario games follow the adventures of Mario, usually in the fictional mushroom kingdom with Mario as the player character. There are currently twenty-one similar games and one inter-series game that may or may not be part of the series.
A number of Super Mario video games have also been released on non-Nintendo gaming platforms. At least one Super Mario game has been released for every major Nintendo video game console. series or simply the Mario series, this is the core series of the larger Mario franchise. Alternately referred to as the Super Mario Bros. Super Mario is a series of platform games created by Nintendo, featuring their mascot, Mario. Mario's twin brother and fraternal companion is Luigi. Depicted as a chubby little Italian plumber who resides in the Mushroom Kingdom, his adventures typically center on rescuing Princess Peach from the villainous Koopa Bowser.
As the company's mascot, in addition to being the eponymous protagonist of the series, Mario has appeared in over 200 video games since its inception. Mario is a character in the Mario Multiverse video game franchise, owned by Nintendo and created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto.
